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jim acosta traveling with mitt romney. president obama is trying to gain support what has traditionally been republican territory. what are you seeing? >> reporter: as you know, election day may be weeks away, but in virginia, ab sen tea voting is already under way and that is why you saw president obama and mitt romney treading on each other's turf this week. president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia beach, president obama tailored his latest attack on mitt romney to the military voters here as he hit his opponent for his recent comments that 37% of americans who don't pay income taxes see themselves as victims. >> i travel a lot around this country and i don't immediate meet a lot of victims. i see a lot of veterans who have served this country with bravery and distinction and i see soldiers who defend our freedom every single day and i see those military families who are wondering whether their loved ones are going to come back home safe and
jim acosta traveling with mitt romney. president obama is trying to gain support what has traditionally been republican territory. what are you seeing? >> reporter: as you know, election day may be weeks away, but in virginia, ab sen tea voting is already under way and that is why you saw president obama and mitt romney treading on each other's turf this week. president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia...
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but romney doesn't move. also, too, his hand is on top of romney's. he's pressing down as in the dominant role. but look at where their feet are planted. president obama is standing on the potential seal basically saying, i'm the one who's the chief and commander here. and mitt romney is standing out. but we look at the angles of their feet, and their feet are not joined together. they're not nearing each other's body language. they're saying, let's do this, and let's get out of here. >> wow, so much from one picture. susan, will you come back? i love it. >> i would love to. >> body language expert, susan constantine. appreciate it. >>> tomorrow night, the best of the best take center stage. it's our cnn heroes all-star tribute. we're talking to one of these amazing people, that's next. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. you're not filming this, are you? aw!
but romney doesn't move. also, too, his hand is on top of romney's. he's pressing down as in the dominant role. but look at where their feet are planted. president obama is standing on the potential seal basically saying, i'm the one who's the chief and commander here. and mitt romney is standing out. but we look at the angles of their feet, and their feet are not joined together. they're not nearing each other's body language. they're saying, let's do this, and let's get out of here. >>...
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in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a close election, which is going to be must win for mitt romney. there are varying polls on virginia. virginia is looking strong for president obama but it's all over the map. president obama certainly has more paths to victory than mitt romney. he has to win florida and ohio and pick up nevada, colorado, iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin's in play. polls a snapshot of where we are now. you're right, it was before all of this tumult in the middle east began again. to the extent they represent a trend line tells us something. ohio is the only one of the three you mentioned that i think republicans are beginning to think is light blue and may be gone
in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a close election, which is going to be must win for mitt romney. there are varying polls on virginia....
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workinger for the romney office? >> in all fairness she sounds confuse order afraid. either way she said she was working for the county clerk's office but they said that's absolutely not true. he also said my office does not and will not engage in partisan voter registration. one local official she actually worked for strategic allied. first of all the gop has fired the company. this from rnc ryan mahoney. we have zero tolerance for any threat to tin ted grit of elections. we have therefore cut ties with strategic allied consultants and urge state parties to do the same. the other stats followed suit and fired strategic. it is now being investigated by law enforcement. >>> we're looking thied the major political story of the week. ite tess first presidential debate coming up on wednesday. but for the candidate, artfully dodging the questions may be the key to winning. [ male announcer ] the perfect photo... [ man ] nice! [ male announcer ] isn't always the one you plan to take. whoa, check it out. hey baby goat... no
workinger for the romney office? >> in all fairness she sounds confuse order afraid. either way she said she was working for the county clerk's office but they said that's absolutely not true. he also said my office does not and will not engage in partisan voter registration. one local official she actually worked for strategic allied. first of all the gop has fired the company. this from rnc ryan mahoney. we have zero tolerance for any threat to tin ted grit of elections. we have...
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mitt romney heading to the battle ground state of colorado today. it is the first stop in what his campaign advisors are calling an intense battleground state schedule. from a rally tonight in denver, he heads to a three-day bus tour in ohio and then a stop in virginia. president obama won those three states back in 2008. >>> and in texas a double amputee in a wheelchair was shot to death by police at a group home in houston after threatening officers with a pen. caretakers called police when they say the man who had been diagnosed with skits fren away became aggressive. when they arrived, he threatened them with what appeared to be a metal object. it turned out to be a pen. the officer has been placed on administrative leave. and in new york business, charitable and world leaders, have a very busy week. if they're not attending the u.n. general assembly, chances are they'll be attending the clinton global initiative meeting. the presidents of both lib wra and egypt will be there. >>> news surrounding major religions has been front and center the la
mitt romney heading to the battle ground state of colorado today. it is the first stop in what his campaign advisors are calling an intense battleground state schedule. from a rally tonight in denver, he heads to a three-day bus tour in ohio and then a stop in virginia. president obama won those three states back in 2008. >>> and in texas a double amputee in a wheelchair was shot to death by police at a group home in houston after threatening officers with a pen. caretakers called...
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romney v. obama. right here on cnn. >>> overhauling health care coverage, two big companies doing precisely that. forcing the employees to shop for a health care plan online. so what are the benefits? what are the drawbacks to that plan? we'll tell you next. [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer, an identity thief is able to use your information to open a bank account in order to make your money his money. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock, the only identityheft protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock: relentlessly protectingour identity call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. sleep train's inveis ending soon. sale save 10%, 20%, even 35% on a huge s
romney v. obama. right here on cnn. >>> overhauling health care coverage, two big companies doing precisely that. forcing the employees to shop for a health care plan online. so what are the benefits? what are the drawbacks to that plan? we'll tell you next. [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer, an identity thief is able to use your information to open a bank account in order to make your money his money. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock, the only identityheft...
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so far we've had ann romney unzip mitt romney and now we have jill biden seeing him up close. >> five seconds, dean. go for it. >> i love the fact that she enjoyed the moment. she didn't just go through it or awkward. she embraced it. that makes it funnier for all of us. i think she hadcy great reaction. >> great sense of humor. i enjoyed it as well. dean will come back. anna, we're done with you, i think. if you ever had a question and you didn't ask because you were worried about being judged, then this is the segment for you. it's something we like to call "the judgment-free zone." dean and i are going to talk about the prophet mohammed and more islam muslims next. >>> this is our judgment free zone. anger is one thing, acceptance is another. and for many pundits, that is the most mystifying thing about the reaction to this anti-muslim film. the perception for some americans that a religion would condone killing a blass fa myrrh. that was a take by bill mahr last night. listen. >> there were a lot of people that reacted to this. how dare do you this? the problem is it that liberals
so far we've had ann romney unzip mitt romney and now we have jill biden seeing him up close. >> five seconds, dean. go for it. >> i love the fact that she enjoyed the moment. she didn't just go through it or awkward. she embraced it. that makes it funnier for all of us. i think she hadcy great reaction. >> great sense of humor. i enjoyed it as well. dean will come back. anna, we're done with you, i think. if you ever had a question and you didn't ask because you were worried...
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only 13% with mitt romney's. he's probably looking at the pew poll that finds mormons up there with muslims in terms of "i don't trust them. which was a few years back. but this is now. >> right. and he has to understand that things change over time. right? i mean, he looks at polls back from when his father ran for president. that showed that 18% of the country said they wouldn't vote for a mormon. that stayed relatively the same. but these things, prayers at conventions, aren't about electoral consequences. they're about showing the side of the candidate that turns to god. i think that people would feel comforted and a little bit relieved to see him be open and frank about his faith. because they're really -- >> maybe he should. because it is a part of his core person. which is the number one complaint we hear about mitt romney. we don't see that heart, right. >> absolutely. he just has to own it i think. i think a lot of mormons will give him a pass because they want to see him in the white house. they're prot
only 13% with mitt romney's. he's probably looking at the pew poll that finds mormons up there with muslims in terms of "i don't trust them. which was a few years back. but this is now. >> right. and he has to understand that things change over time. right? i mean, he looks at polls back from when his father ran for president. that showed that 18% of the country said they wouldn't vote for a mormon. that stayed relatively the same. but these things, prayers at conventions, aren't...
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i don't trust romney. i don't think romney cares about me. this from steve. seems that it's not so much that i'm voting for someone. i'm always voting against someone. facebook.com/carolcnn. please continue the conversation. >>> you can't drive 55, well, no one else can either. instead of providing more money and man power to enforce the law, many politicians across the country are upping the speed limit big time. according to the governor's highway safety association seven states, kansas, kentucky, maine, ohio, pennsylvania, texas and virginia have increased speed limits to as high as 85 miles per hour on certain roads. maybe you're saying it is about time. consider this. there is no doubt excessive speed kills. if you have a need for speed, highway 130 near austin, texas, is where you have to be. later this fall posted legal speed limit 85. >> it is the highest posted speed limit on the whole western hemisphere, right? it is really pretty neat. >> an anomoly? not by a long shot. according to the insurance institute for highway safety, 35 states have raised
i don't trust romney. i don't think romney cares about me. this from steve. seems that it's not so much that i'm voting for someone. i'm always voting against someone. facebook.com/carolcnn. please continue the conversation. >>> you can't drive 55, well, no one else can either. instead of providing more money and man power to enforce the law, many politicians across the country are upping the speed limit big time. according to the governor's highway safety association seven states,...
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obama/romney. hispanics, even larger. independent voters, this is where romney has his opportunity. you see it's only four points there. and catholic voters of course who are so important in that key battleground state of ohio. so while mitt romney does well with some places with men, if he can't raise his numbers with women just a few points, even his advantage with men in certain places is not going to help it out. so these key groups are places they are looking at. we saw romney speak in a univision event yesterday. these key groups are things they know they have to do better with. >> yeah. the hispanics are going to be 66-26, he's in trouble. >> on top of it, wolf, they've also got a bunch of republicans who are not as enthusiastic about coming out and voting. so they've got to get their base fired up. that's why you see mitt romney out there on the stump today. they have to get some enthusiasm back. >> he's going to be a lot more visible, according to jim acosta. we'll see how that works out. >> we'll be watching. >> gloria, thanks very much. >>> more trouble in the middle east
obama/romney. hispanics, even larger. independent voters, this is where romney has his opportunity. you see it's only four points there. and catholic voters of course who are so important in that key battleground state of ohio. so while mitt romney does well with some places with men, if he can't raise his numbers with women just a few points, even his advantage with men in certain places is not going to help it out. so these key groups are places they are looking at. we saw romney speak in a...
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mitt romney courting the latino vote tonight. a conversation will air tonight from mitt romney's meet-the-candidate rally later today. this comes two days after a secret recording of romney was released showing him cracking this joke at a private fund-raiser. >> my dad, which you probably know, was the governor of michigan and head of a car company, but he was born in mexico. and had he been born of mexican inheritance, i would have a better shot at winning this. i say that jokingly but it would help to be a latino. >> i'm bringing in a romney supporter this morning, thank you for joining us this morning, i appreciate your time. did you think that remark was offensive to the latino community? >> no, i didn't. i think it was a joke. if i remember correctly, he made a similar joke back on univision back in february when he talked about it would be easier to win the florida primary if he could convince folks of his latino heritage. i don't think it was offensive at all. >> some people say it makes him seem like he's out of touch wit
mitt romney courting the latino vote tonight. a conversation will air tonight from mitt romney's meet-the-candidate rally later today. this comes two days after a secret recording of romney was released showing him cracking this joke at a private fund-raiser. >> my dad, which you probably know, was the governor of michigan and head of a car company, but he was born in mexico. and had he been born of mexican inheritance, i would have a better shot at winning this. i say that jokingly but...
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the romney flag is up. romney bus is in the background there. what i can tell you from a messaging stand point on the romney bus, this is a new wrap on that bus that we haven't seen in recent weeks. it says more jobs, more take-home pay. getting back to that message on the economy. that message aimed at the middle class is what the romney campaign will be delivering over the next several days for the bus tour. as we were talking a few momenting ago, to go to the hurry up and wait nature of this announcement. no paul ryan signs on the site. we've been scouring the scene, looking for any sign of a paul ryan sign of sorts, even saw romney advance people. they had their lead advance people like they had top ads advisers coming in. saul one of the people with a sign up to the chest. i said hey, charlie, flip the sign around. give us a sense what you have. it was just a mitt romney sign. perhaps they're bringing those in as we speak. as we said, it is official. the mitt vpapp did activate, finally even though much of the political world knew this last
the romney flag is up. romney bus is in the background there. what i can tell you from a messaging stand point on the romney bus, this is a new wrap on that bus that we haven't seen in recent weeks. it says more jobs, more take-home pay. getting back to that message on the economy. that message aimed at the middle class is what the romney campaign will be delivering over the next several days for the bus tour. as we were talking a few momenting ago, to go to the hurry up and wait nature of this...
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mitt romney's wife, ann romney made candid comments this week when asked about republican critics. listen. >> what to you say to the fellow republicans who are -- >> stop it. this is hard. you want to try it, get in the ring. this is hard. and you know, it's an important thing that we are doing right now and it is an important election, and it is time for all americans to realize how significant this election is. >> i thought she was very candid there and very revealing and human reaction. >> i think so, too. i have met ann romney. she is a very supportive and loving spouse. it is hard. don, i'm good friends with cindy mccain and i will tell you that i was with her throughout the last campaign and it is a stressful situation for the spouses regardless if you are a democrat or republican, if you love your spouse, it is hard to see that person be criticized and taken to task in public. campaigns are a hard ball sport, and it is tough on a spouse, but it also h comes with the territory. i can tell you that being a candidate is tough, being president in the critique and the reviews and
mitt romney's wife, ann romney made candid comments this week when asked about republican critics. listen. >> what to you say to the fellow republicans who are -- >> stop it. this is hard. you want to try it, get in the ring. this is hard. and you know, it's an important thing that we are doing right now and it is an important election, and it is time for all americans to realize how significant this election is. >> i thought she was very candid there and very revealing and...
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it was a way of mitt romney saying i'm mitt romney, i have some ideas on foreign policy. let's face it, it's almost like a proverbial curse. the gods will laugh at you. president obama was going to close guantanamo within a year of his presidency. president bush came in offering a humbler foreign policy. president obama came in and said i'm going to deal with the butcher of belgrade and he did but not before. i think we need to look alt foreign pronouncements from either candidate with a certain grade of salt. this was tonal. it's like saying do you prefer chocolate or vanilla. >> what does it look like from halfway across the world? >> well, i agree with brett. this is for election purposes, for the domestic audience, but if you look at it from the outside there's a sense of incredit that merge believes you can be a white knight and make countries overseas and save them. iraq, afghanistan, now libya. i think the era where america could go out and change the world, it's ending. a much more realistic appreciatiappreciat appreciation of the difficults of the world would be
it was a way of mitt romney saying i'm mitt romney, i have some ideas on foreign policy. let's face it, it's almost like a proverbial curse. the gods will laugh at you. president obama was going to close guantanamo within a year of his presidency. president bush came in offering a humbler foreign policy. president obama came in and said i'm going to deal with the butcher of belgrade and he did but not before. i think we need to look alt foreign pronouncements from either candidate with a...
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of course the romney campaign also put out some guidance earlier today that as president mitt romney will be writing his own budget. he is no going to be passing paul ryan's budget word for word. >> all right. jim acosta traveling with the romney/ryan camp now. appreciate that. through virginia. >>> all right. the white house responded to ryan's selection by tying him to the policies that crashed the economy. cnn's jessica yellin is at the white house. jessica, what, specifically, is the obama camp saying? >> reporter: hi, fredricka. it's the obama campaign that is slamming this choice as a sign that mitt romney is doubling down if you will on the narrative that the obama campaign has built that mitt romney in their words wants to slash taxes for the wealthy on the backs of the middle class. in a statement from the obama campaign manager he says the ryan budget is a new budget but supports new budget busting tax cuts for the wealthy by putting greater burdens on the middle class and seniors and describes ryan as the architect of the radical house budget. i'll tell you that i spoke to
of course the romney campaign also put out some guidance earlier today that as president mitt romney will be writing his own budget. he is no going to be passing paul ryan's budget word for word. >> all right. jim acosta traveling with the romney/ryan camp now. appreciate that. through virginia. >>> all right. the white house responded to ryan's selection by tying him to the policies that crashed the economy. cnn's jessica yellin is at the white house. jessica, what,...
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barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on their calendar. let's talk a little more about the direction of that state and the voting electrorate has your own new polling out this morning showing a dead heat there. obama and romney both pulling 49% of support out of likely voters. this is in line with that tightening national race according to a number of major polls. so why is, or is it your view, that ohio is kind of the microcosm of the country? >> ohio is, indeed, fredricka. it always is. it's tied this time, but if you were to compare, let's say, texas or utah with new york and put them all in one state, you would have ohio. >> so the president has traveled to that state at least 24 times, mitt romney somewhere more than 40 ti
barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on their calendar. let's talk a little more about the direction of that state and the voting...
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momentum is leading in romney's direction. what conservatives are looking for is he's saying the right thing these days. do people believe what he's saying? he's a convicted conservative. he's saying the right things. what they are looking for is him not to p pivot like gingrich but start going not just at the media, but after barack obama. somebody is looking for romney to show he has the fight. what you saw in that ad is going to be replicated millions of times over, hundreds of millions of dollars that are framed. the narrative has been framed by the framing of the occupy movement, the haves versus the have nots. >> his ratings are beginning to slip. amy, let's go to you with this. the michigan run is going to be huge. they are set on winning this. what do you see happening super tuesday? a lot of delegates at stake there. they say stop looking at individual primaries, it's about the delegates. could wa count the numbers. super tuesday is going to be the ind indicator as to whether romney can become a front-runner. >> i thi
momentum is leading in romney's direction. what conservatives are looking for is he's saying the right thing these days. do people believe what he's saying? he's a convicted conservative. he's saying the right things. what they are looking for is him not to p pivot like gingrich but start going not just at the media, but after barack obama. somebody is looking for romney to show he has the fight. what you saw in that ad is going to be replicated millions of times over, hundreds of millions of...
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the romney campaign pushes back that mitt romney wanted to save the auto companies but he wanted a private structured bailout. here's a romney campaign commercial and brand-new one just started running yesterday. take a listen to this. >> republicans and democrats both love america, but we need to have leadership. leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done. >> mitt romney talking about bipartisanship and this is a thing you've heard a lot from mitt romney lately. the obama campaign, of course, pushing back. you heard the president call mitt romney romnesia. they talk about bipartisanship and getting things done here in washington, randi. >> certainly getting even more exciting, paul. nice to see you. >> thanks. >>> it is back. i'm talking about the etch-a-sketch as a campaign punchline. the line was made famous by a romney staffer about seven months ago, but the reference is not steal for vice president joe biden. >> that romney's plans have become awfully sketchy is the phrase the president's used. i'm reluctant to correct the president. but i w
the romney campaign pushes back that mitt romney wanted to save the auto companies but he wanted a private structured bailout. here's a romney campaign commercial and brand-new one just started running yesterday. take a listen to this. >> republicans and democrats both love america, but we need to have leadership. leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done. >> mitt romney talking about bipartisanship and this is a thing you've heard a lot...
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so in fact president romney would set the peace process back in the middle east. step back from sort of the politics back and forth of it. from a campaign standpoint, i know we want to say this one incident or that one incident this gaffe or that gaffe, isn't problematic. at this point, it's become accumulative. there is an aggregate problem here. at some point from just a purely campaign standpoint, i have to pile on. like some of -- the campaign itself is problematic because some of these statements coming out right now should have never been green lighted. the whole line, the cultural line. someone alone the process should have said, there's a way to talk about israeli exceptionalism without offending its neighbors around them. so that becomes problematic. no, you're not going to sort of win the presidency on foreign policy. this trip has not helped him. >> part of this i guess is making inroads among jewish-american vote. if you look at polls traditionally has gone toward obama. is this -- do you think he won over some jewish-american voters? >> some. here's t
so in fact president romney would set the peace process back in the middle east. step back from sort of the politics back and forth of it. from a campaign standpoint, i know we want to say this one incident or that one incident this gaffe or that gaffe, isn't problematic. at this point, it's become accumulative. there is an aggregate problem here. at some point from just a purely campaign standpoint, i have to pile on. like some of -- the campaign itself is problematic because some of these...
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romney and running mate paul ryan held a rally in lakeland, florida, a short time ago. at the republican national convention last night mitt romney said that president obama's promises have turned to disappointments and division. and brianna keilar is recapping romney's big night. >> this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it is someone else's fault, and this president can tell us that in the next four years he will get it right, but this president cannot tell us that you are better off today tn when he took office. >> the centerpiece of the mitt romney's acceptance speech, an attack on president obama's economic record. >> does the america we want borrow $1 trillion from china? >> no. >> does it fail to find jobs for 23 million people and for over half of the kids graduating from college? >> no. >> reporter: romney laid out a five-point plan to create jobs and become energy independent by 2020 and cut deficits, but he fell short on the details and the republican nominee did not shy away from the experience at bain capital. >> that business w
romney and running mate paul ryan held a rally in lakeland, florida, a short time ago. at the republican national convention last night mitt romney said that president obama's promises have turned to disappointments and division. and brianna keilar is recapping romney's big night. >> this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it is someone else's fault, and this president can tell us that in the next four years he will get it right, but this president cannot tell...
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president obama and mitt romney have agreed that iran should not have a nuclear weapon, but romney has criticized the president, claiming he has not been doing enough to stop iran's nuclear program. >>> we could be seeing the chicago teachers strike come to an end today. in just a few minutes, the teachers bargaining team will give it members details of a tentative agreement it has with the school board. the walk out has crippled the school district for the last week. how are they feeling about this agreement? optimistic? is. >> reporter: well, there's definitely a mood difference in the teachers today than we have seen in the past week or so. and in talking to a couple of them as they were coming in, they said they have a lot of questions. the union did release some broad guidelines. what they are going to vote on today is not the agreement itself. they're going to say yay or nay on whether to lift the strike. there is another option. the teachers union delegates could decide whether or not they want another 24 hours to think about it, so it's not entirely clear how happy they are and
president obama and mitt romney have agreed that iran should not have a nuclear weapon, but romney has criticized the president, claiming he has not been doing enough to stop iran's nuclear program. >>> we could be seeing the chicago teachers strike come to an end today. in just a few minutes, the teachers bargaining team will give it members details of a tentative agreement it has with the school board. the walk out has crippled the school district for the last week. how are they...
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you're a romney guy. what's this problem? >> again, this has been a long primary, and it's been republican on republican viciousness since the beginning. the only thing the public gets a chance to hear right now is why one republican doesn't like another republican. never good for us in the long run, but remember, this is a state that lost a million manufacturing jobs over the last decade. it's been absolutely devastating for our state. he has a very strong economic issue, and that's why i think you're seeing the polls turn a bit towards romney. when people show up to vote, john, i think they are going to vote on who they believe can turn the economy around and i think most of them can see mitt romney's plan can do just that. >> we'll track those results tomorrow. chairman, appreciate your time tonight. thank you so much, sir. >>> tomorrow's michigan primary will be the first time we hear from an important group of voters. just ahead, what they think of the republican race. than a cove? two covergirls. get two miracles in one
you're a romney guy. what's this problem? >> again, this has been a long primary, and it's been republican on republican viciousness since the beginning. the only thing the public gets a chance to hear right now is why one republican doesn't like another republican. never good for us in the long run, but remember, this is a state that lost a million manufacturing jobs over the last decade. it's been absolutely devastating for our state. he has a very strong economic issue, and that's why...
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but wisconsin should be a romney state. pennsylvania, he should do pretty well. >> so pennsylvania, that's april 24th, getting ahead of ourselves. but now, come tuesday, maryland, d.c., the republican national committee chairman who was also the former party chairman in wisconsin says whoever wins wisconsin will have some serious bragging rights. is this state -- or is that race particularly pivotal? >> you know, it is. we're at this point now where it's pretty obvious that romney is on his way to the nomination. it's a stop mid campaign. they don't seem to be able to do it. if these other candidates are depreciating assets, their value goes down every day that mitt romney gets closer to the nomination. so if they want to trade for something, if they want a better speaking slot at the convention, if they want nicer hotel rooms, they need to cash in their equity now while they still have some. if they wait until the last minute, nobody's going to buy. >> all right. you mentioned that all these candidates stay in the race, im
but wisconsin should be a romney state. pennsylvania, he should do pretty well. >> so pennsylvania, that's april 24th, getting ahead of ourselves. but now, come tuesday, maryland, d.c., the republican national committee chairman who was also the former party chairman in wisconsin says whoever wins wisconsin will have some serious bragging rights. is this state -- or is that race particularly pivotal? >> you know, it is. we're at this point now where it's pretty obvious that romney...
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. >> but now critics say romney is the one mixing messages. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is following the romney campaign. >> reporter: randi and victor, aides to mitt romney say he watched the bodies of the slain diplomats arrive at andrews air force base on television here in ohio before going out to pay tribute to them at a rally. it was a moment that stood out in a day marked by both tough and lighthearted talk. at a rally in ohio, mitt romney set aside his attacks on president barack obama's foreign policy to remember the u.s. ambassador and three americans who lost their lives in america. >> i'd ask that you each might place your hand over your heart in recognition of the bloodshed for freedom by them and by our other sons and doubters who have lost their lives in the cause of america and cause of liberty and we'll take a movement silence together. >> reporter: the moment of silence was a brief pause in his campaign-sharpened rhetoric. earlier in the day pal ryan suggested the president was showing a weakness on the
. >> but now critics say romney is the one mixing messages. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is following the romney campaign. >> reporter: randi and victor, aides to mitt romney say he watched the bodies of the slain diplomats arrive at andrews air force base on television here in ohio before going out to pay tribute to them at a rally. it was a moment that stood out in a day marked by both tough and lighthearted talk. at a rally in ohio, mitt romney set aside his...
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the romney campaign is hitting back. they're using this clip of president obama, talking about redistribution. that video is from 1998. what do you think that obama says in this clip that's upsetting to many republicans? >> well, i don't think it's just republicans. i think it's sort of the whole notion of what we want out of a society here in america, which is we're not looking to punish people that are successful. that's what he gets at. he talks about this idea of we want to redistribute wealth and redistribute services. the idea that if you do well, once you do well, we're going to take it and give it to somebody el else. i think there's no question in america we want to lend a helping hand to those in need. at the same time, we don't want to punish success. we want to encourage it, applaud it. we want that entrepreneurial spirit, the innovation that makes america great to flourish and thrive as opposed to discourage it and punish it, which is what we're currently seeing. >> it's like de ja vu all over again, joe the
the romney campaign is hitting back. they're using this clip of president obama, talking about redistribution. that video is from 1998. what do you think that obama says in this clip that's upsetting to many republicans? >> well, i don't think it's just republicans. i think it's sort of the whole notion of what we want out of a society here in america, which is we're not looking to punish people that are successful. that's what he gets at. he talks about this idea of we want to...
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mitt romney's abortion stance and even israel. she'll be joining don to set the record straight tonight 10:00 p.m. eastern time. and you can get an up close, personal look at the two men vying for that white house position. find out what barack obama and mitt romney are really like tomorrow night beginning 8:00 p.m. when we profile the republican presidential nominee in "romney revealed, family, faith, and the road to power" followed at 9:30 p.m. eastern time. obama revealed. the man, the president right here on cnn. >>> it's a murder mystery that has police from paris to london trying to figure out. the parents are dead but two children narrowly survived. 4g lte has the fastest speeds. so let's talk about coverage. based on this chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verizon. verizon. we're going to go another chart. it doesn
mitt romney's abortion stance and even israel. she'll be joining don to set the record straight tonight 10:00 p.m. eastern time. and you can get an up close, personal look at the two men vying for that white house position. find out what barack obama and mitt romney are really like tomorrow night beginning 8:00 p.m. when we profile the republican presidential nominee in "romney revealed, family, faith, and the road to power" followed at 9:30 p.m. eastern time. obama revealed. the man,...
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so far we've had ann romney unzip mitt romney and now we have jill biden seeing him up close. >> five seconds, dean. go for it. >> i love the fact that she enjoyed the moment. she didn't just go through it or awkward. she embraced it. that makes it funnier for all of us. i think she hadcy great reaction. >> great sense of humor. i enjoyed it as well. dean will come back. anna, we're done with you, i think. if you ever had a question and you didn't ask because you were worried about being judged, then this is the segment for you. it's something we like to call "the judgment-free zone." dean and i are going to talk about the prophet mohammed and more islam muslims next. ♪ to look at [ sighs ] ♪ oh, he's shaggy ♪ and he eats like a hog [ male announcer ] the volkswagen jetta. available with advanced keyless technology. control everything from your pocket, purse, or wherever. that's the power of german engineering. ♪ that dirty, old egg-suckin' dog ♪ that's the power of german engineering. take the steps to reach yours, everyowith usgoals. with real advice, for real goals. the u
so far we've had ann romney unzip mitt romney and now we have jill biden seeing him up close. >> five seconds, dean. go for it. >> i love the fact that she enjoyed the moment. she didn't just go through it or awkward. she embraced it. that makes it funnier for all of us. i think she hadcy great reaction. >> great sense of humor. i enjoyed it as well. dean will come back. anna, we're done with you, i think. if you ever had a question and you didn't ask because you were worried...
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rick santorum up against mitt romney. rick santorum won by 30 points and won every county in missouri when that happened. >> finally, john, can we assume we will not see rick santorum uttering the word snob in regard to college education and will resist from saying john f. kennedy made him throw up. >> this the first campaign in history of presidential politics in recent history that we don't have a pollsters and wordsmiths telling the candidate what to do. you will have words you wish you could pull back after you said it. if you have a genuine candidate not being told what to say but speaking from his heart, people see that genuine nature. it's endearing over time and people see he's a real candidate and not somebody with a pollster telling him what to say. >> i'll look for rick santorum talking from his heart to me tomorrow night. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you for having me. a pleasure being here with you. >> always for me as well. thank you very much. >>> coming up a woman who knows more than most about bat
rick santorum up against mitt romney. rick santorum won by 30 points and won every county in missouri when that happened. >> finally, john, can we assume we will not see rick santorum uttering the word snob in regard to college education and will resist from saying john f. kennedy made him throw up. >> this the first campaign in history of presidential politics in recent history that we don't have a pollsters and wordsmiths telling the candidate what to do. you will have words you...
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mitt romney is right to point that out. and liz cheney, daughter of former vice president dick cheney wrote in "the wall street journal," apologizing for america, appeasing our enemies, abandoning our allies and slashing our military are hallmarks of mr. obama's foreign policy. columnist neuman was critical of how defended initial remarks at a news kmps. >> at one point he had a certain slight grimace on his face and i thought he looked like richard nixon. >> reporter: arizona senator sidestepped romney's handling of the issue on cnn. >> the whole tick tok back and forth is not something i'm totally aware of or care too much about. >> would you advise him to say that? >> listen, the one thing i don't do because i'm the loser is advise people -- ter: senior r ain. vild cnnn confident that this controversy will blow over. the question though is whether there will be blow back from voters. but that strategist i talked to, wolf, said to romney's criticism of the president highlights as what he described as big differences in th
mitt romney is right to point that out. and liz cheney, daughter of former vice president dick cheney wrote in "the wall street journal," apologizing for america, appeasing our enemies, abandoning our allies and slashing our military are hallmarks of mr. obama's foreign policy. columnist neuman was critical of how defended initial remarks at a news kmps. >> at one point he had a certain slight grimace on his face and i thought he looked like richard nixon. >> reporter:...
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for the romney campaign is pushing back on that. prime minister shawkat is the main peace negotiator and he has been upset now for the last 24 hours since romney came out and declared that jerusalem is israel's capital and subsequent when ll ll ll lly he told me th move the embassy, so to no love loss here between palestine and romney. it is going to take some walking back if you will. he did meet mitt romney with sullen fayed who is the prime minister of the palestinian authority while in jerusalem and he met with him who is highly respect respected not only by the u.s., but by the israelis as well. >> wolf blitzer, thank you. good to see you. >>> and leon panetta is also in the region and visiting four countries in five days. tomorrow, he will be in israel addressing concerns about iran's clear and missile programs and syria's chemical weapons. he says that the largest attacks on the largest city of aleppo will hasten the end of assad. >> i think that if they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people in aleppo, i thi
for the romney campaign is pushing back on that. prime minister shawkat is the main peace negotiator and he has been upset now for the last 24 hours since romney came out and declared that jerusalem is israel's capital and subsequent when ll ll ll lly he told me th move the embassy, so to no love loss here between palestine and romney. it is going to take some walking back if you will. he did meet mitt romney with sullen fayed who is the prime minister of the palestinian authority while in...
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romney's former rival rick santorum made his first campaign appearance for mitt romney today. he opened the campaign office in greensburg, pennsylvania. another key battle ground state. and we're learning more about the two american tourists kidnapped in egypt. they were taken from their tour bus in the sinai peninsula along with their guide, pastor michelle louis, on a missionary trip in the middle east with he and his family. he and a woman who attends a sister church were abducted. i spoke to journalist earlier and he said he was able to speak to the kidnappers. >> caller: i spoke to the head of security of sinai and he said that a tribe kidnapped two boston american citizens in sinai for vacation. one is a pastor from massachusetts. and a woman accompanying him. i spoke to the kidnappers a while ago and they said the hostages are unharmed and safe but they are also demanding that authorities let go someone detained on drug charges and they vow to kidnap more tourists if their person is not released. >> all this happening while u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. she h
romney's former rival rick santorum made his first campaign appearance for mitt romney today. he opened the campaign office in greensburg, pennsylvania. another key battle ground state. and we're learning more about the two american tourists kidnapped in egypt. they were taken from their tour bus in the sinai peninsula along with their guide, pastor michelle louis, on a missionary trip in the middle east with he and his family. he and a woman who attends a sister church were abducted. i spoke...
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mitt romney has gone on letterman. they all do these kinds of funny things and if you like the person, you're going to say, oh, that was funny. if you don't like the person, you're going to say, oh, that was going a little far. >> if they're trying to energize that youthful base he had four years ago, the republicans in this american cross roads ads are probably doing a pretty good job in getting those young people enthused once again. >> that's the challenge for obama with all the college people sleeping on their parents' coaches, his focus is the connection on policy. it's harder for him to argue results with young people. >> the romney camp said he spent most of the week slow jamming the news, striking a heisman pose. so, again, you can see that this is a theme they're going to use over and over again, the president has a poseur. >> you have some good things in this issue. and also on the hispanic role in this election. >> i'll ask the popular pastor joe osteen about those christians who are worried about voting for
mitt romney has gone on letterman. they all do these kinds of funny things and if you like the person, you're going to say, oh, that was funny. if you don't like the person, you're going to say, oh, that was going a little far. >> if they're trying to energize that youthful base he had four years ago, the republicans in this american cross roads ads are probably doing a pretty good job in getting those young people enthused once again. >> that's the challenge for obama with all the...
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put romney on the defensive. how dire you give tax breaks to the richest people in this country while we have the most unfair distribution of wealth and income. how dare you throw children off of medicaid when we've got 50 million people without any health insurance today. put him on the defensive instead of saying oh, i agree with you on this. i agree with you on that. you've got to take responsibility and the responsibility is with the president. >> we'll see if he follows your advice in the next debate and the one after that. >>> they're expressions may tell more than their words. we're taking a look at some special face reading software and what it reveals about the presidential debate. ♪ at quicken loans, our amazingly useful mortgage calculator app allows you to quickly calculate your mortgage payment based on today's incredibly low interest rates... right from your iphone or android smartphone. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to t
put romney on the defensive. how dire you give tax breaks to the richest people in this country while we have the most unfair distribution of wealth and income. how dare you throw children off of medicaid when we've got 50 million people without any health insurance today. put him on the defensive instead of saying oh, i agree with you on this. i agree with you on that. you've got to take responsibility and the responsibility is with the president. >> we'll see if he follows your advice...
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right now, mitt romney has just over 30. so if he gets that 50 delegates, that's a big boost, but you're still only 10% o the way there, which is why newt and rick santorum saying they're going to go all the way, they've got a credible case to make. >> john makes a fair point in terms of the math, but perception links to money raising, to whether these people can put their you know, money where their mouths are and stay in the race. >> i think that's right. something dramatic could happen that could drain a lot of support out of mitt romney, but my sense is that if mitt romney wins by a substantial margin, the donors are going to lose all enthusiasm for the other candidates and there's going to be a desire to consolidate around the eventual nominee and that's going to make it tough for the other candidates. >> six contests in february. you've got nevada and michigan, missouri's a little messed up, but still counts in there. sorry. colorado. you name it. so, let's just, what happens in those? >> this is a -- a lighter caucus
right now, mitt romney has just over 30. so if he gets that 50 delegates, that's a big boost, but you're still only 10% o the way there, which is why newt and rick santorum saying they're going to go all the way, they've got a credible case to make. >> john makes a fair point in terms of the math, but perception links to money raising, to whether these people can put their you know, money where their mouths are and stay in the race. >> i think that's right. something dramatic could...
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. >>> mitt romney is back on the campaign trail in virginia. it's likely he'll hit president obama hard on the issue of jobs. jim acosta has more on that from new hampshire. jim? >> reporter: randi, mitt romney came to this minor league baseball park to give his pitch on the economy. he was served up a softball in the form of the nation's unemployment report. mitt romney tried to offer sobering words of what he called the hangover after president obama's convention party. in another disappointing report on the stagnant jobs market. >> it's been 43 straight months above 8%. it's a national tragedy. >> reporter: the unemployment numbers show 96,000 jobs created in august. the rate dropped due to 368,000 leaving the work force. he has a new line where the president is taking the country. >> it's four more years of the four last years. i don't think the american people want four more years. >> reporter: he hit back on the president's charge he's yet to offer specifics saying he will create 12 million jobs with tax cuts, more domestic energy. listen
. >>> mitt romney is back on the campaign trail in virginia. it's likely he'll hit president obama hard on the issue of jobs. jim acosta has more on that from new hampshire. jim? >> reporter: randi, mitt romney came to this minor league baseball park to give his pitch on the economy. he was served up a softball in the form of the nation's unemployment report. mitt romney tried to offer sobering words of what he called the hangover after president obama's convention party. in...
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it should worry the romney camp. the argument is that president obama is going nowhere with his economic plan. the economy won't pull out under his leadership. come take a chance with me. come vote with me. if two-thirds of the people in the country think we are going to be in better shape a year from now why change horses in mid stream. i don't think that is good news for the romney camp. in the ohio poll that came out from nbc marist. what was really striking, the first state poll from a major battleground state where more people said obama would do a better job handling the economy than romney. >> not only is the president winning ohio. he has a four-point edge on that question. who would handle the economy better? >> if he holds that edge, we have 54 days to go, if he holds that edge, the map gets almost impossible. here is where we are now. we have said this before. 237 for the president. 191 for mitt romney. you have to get to 270 to win. if this state goes blue, it becomes almost impossible. it puts the presid
it should worry the romney camp. the argument is that president obama is going nowhere with his economic plan. the economy won't pull out under his leadership. come take a chance with me. come vote with me. if two-thirds of the people in the country think we are going to be in better shape a year from now why change horses in mid stream. i don't think that is good news for the romney camp. in the ohio poll that came out from nbc marist. what was really striking, the first state poll from a...
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right now, mitt romney has just over 30. so if he gets that 50 delegates, that's a big boost, but you're still only 10% o the way there, which is why newt and rick santorum saying they're going to go all the way, they've got a credible case to make. >> john makes a fair point in terms of the math, but perception links to money raising, to whether these people can put their you know, money where their mouths are and stay in the race. >> i think that's right. something dramatic could happen that could drain a lot of support out of mitt romney, but my sense is that if mitt romney wins by a substantial margin, the donors are going to lose all enthusiasm for the other candidates and there's going to be a desire to consolidate around the eventual nominee and that's going to make it tough for the other candidates. >> six contests in february. you've got nevada and michigan, missouri's a little messed up, but still counts in there. sorry. colorado. you name it. so, let's just, what happens in those? >> this is a -- a lighter caucus
right now, mitt romney has just over 30. so if he gets that 50 delegates, that's a big boost, but you're still only 10% o the way there, which is why newt and rick santorum saying they're going to go all the way, they've got a credible case to make. >> john makes a fair point in terms of the math, but perception links to money raising, to whether these people can put their you know, money where their mouths are and stay in the race. >> i think that's right. something dramatic could...
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you know, this is not a choice between mitt romney and ronald reag reagan. this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftist president in american history. if you simply take judges and ask yourself who are the kind of people governor romney would be inclined to appointment and who are the kind of people we know barack obama appoints? the gap is as wide as at any point in american history. i would argue it's wider than between ray dweagan and carter. if you look at romney's pledge to cut spending and balance the budget, to work with paul ryan and others on the entitlement crisis, to focus on economic growth by creating private sector jobs, something i would suggest governor romney knows about 60,000 times more than does president obama, just think about appointing common sense regulators as compared to the obama epa regulator who said it's nice to occasionally crucify an industry because it teaches them a lesson. it would be nice if somebody said it would be nice to work with an industry so they can create jobs. now, you can't get a much bigg
you know, this is not a choice between mitt romney and ronald reag reagan. this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftist president in american history. if you simply take judges and ask yourself who are the kind of people governor romney would be inclined to appointment and who are the kind of people we know barack obama appoints? the gap is as wide as at any point in american history. i would argue it's wider than between ray dweagan and carter. if you look at romney's...
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one is michigan mit romney's home state. barack obama 52%, mitt romney 44%. and then virginia, this is your home state. barack obama 5 50%, mitt romney 43%. and then wisconsin. a clear pattern of a lead and momentum in the favor of the president. what are you going to do about this? >> well piers i'd rather be ahead than behind. it is now a margin of error. we have work to do. i think the ground game is going to be important. we are doing a lot better than we did four years ago in virginia. i would say that what mitt romney has done well is make out why barack obama shouldn't be re-elected. 43 months. crushing debt that this president has failed to lead on. what he hadn't done is say here is what i'm going to do to get you and the average american family on the road back to the american dream. i think that is going to be the closing argument. the independent voters care about getting results. they care about which guys has the best ideas on spending and the military here in virginia. i think mitt romney is going to be a close case but i think romney wins thou
one is michigan mit romney's home state. barack obama 52%, mitt romney 44%. and then virginia, this is your home state. barack obama 5 50%, mitt romney 43%. and then wisconsin. a clear pattern of a lead and momentum in the favor of the president. what are you going to do about this? >> well piers i'd rather be ahead than behind. it is now a margin of error. we have work to do. i think the ground game is going to be important. we are doing a lot better than we did four years ago in...
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mitt romney at 40%. so, when you lock at those numbers, don't you think there could be some down ballot effect? meaning affecting tommy thompson race? >> look, every state is different. i can tell you that in new hampshire, the governor's race is being boosted by a strong romney race, which is now ahead of obama. so every state's got to look and deal with their issues. separately. i'm not going to get into individual senate races around the country. i'm here to talk about what's wrong with america with the president that's failed his people and with a president who is now scrambling to define some kind of a policy that makes some sense with the horrible economic situation that we have. >> i know you keep trying to make this a go on the economy. i understand the frustration. >> you don't think it is? erin, how can you tell me it's not the economy? >> i'm not saying it's not. i'm not disagreeing with you on at, i'm saying that hasn't been the issue that has gotten all of the discussion, o on this, the 47%
mitt romney at 40%. so, when you lock at those numbers, don't you think there could be some down ballot effect? meaning affecting tommy thompson race? >> look, every state is different. i can tell you that in new hampshire, the governor's race is being boosted by a strong romney race, which is now ahead of obama. so every state's got to look and deal with their issues. separately. i'm not going to get into individual senate races around the country. i'm here to talk about what's wrong...